MPs seek a compromise on reduced VAT for first homes after the European Commission initiated infringement proceedings against Cyprus over the discount. Green MP Stavros Papadouris has tabled a bill that sees
The saga of Cyprus’ defunct Citizenship for Investment scheme is again on the House agenda, following the Auditor General’s report that €220 mln was lost due to a possible criminal lack of
Cyprus MPs will be looking into Opposition demands to scrap the 12% penalty clause imposed on people who retire two years early aged 63, once the summer recess ends on 30 August.
The House is looking into the relocation of asphalt factories from Dali to other Nicosia areas after work was halted by residents physically blocking the entrance to one site. The residents of
Cyprus MPs rejected President Nicos Anastasiades’ decision to send back to the House legislation scrapping VAT on fuel and electricity bills until the end of the year to ease the cost of
Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides expressed the government’s disappointment at parliament’s decision to freeze property foreclosures until the end of October, despite repeated warnings. On Thursday, MPs amended laws governing the transfer and
It’s been a year since the new parliament was elected, and with it a breath of fresh air, as at 36, Annita Demetriou is the first female and youngest member serving as
In a democracy, one must use process and procedures and the voting system to get things done. One would have hoped that our House of Representatives and our elected MPs would have
Justice Minister Stephie Dracos argued that Cyprus’ notoriously slow justice system would be fast-tracked provided MPs passed three much-needed reform bills reshaping the court system. The three bills tabled by Dracos’ ministry
The House Education Committee has invited teacher unions to give their view on changing school opening hours and plans for all-day schools. Lawmakers met earlier this week to review timetables and curriculums
